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100
These "three" items were what early explorers considered their reasons for expanding their great empires.
What were God, Glory, and Gold?
100
This man is the only President to never have been elected into office.
Who is Gerald Ford?
100
This state was one of the great purchases of the United States, but was not officially made the 49th state until 1959.
What is Alaska?
100
This phrase became a symbol of unity for colonists after Ben Franklin introduced the Albany Plan (which failed anyway, but the phrase is still a pertinent symbol).
What is "Join, or Die"?
100
Under the terms of this, slaves were considered "less than whole" for the purposes of determining a states' level of taxation and respresentation.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
200
This was a British economic policy designed to achieve a favorable balance of trade by purchasing raw materials from the colonies, and then selling them manufactured goods.
What is Mercantilism?
200
This political party organized as a response to their hatred for Andrew Jackson, among other reasons.
What is the Whig Party?
200
This island was a major battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII, and is considered the turning point of naval warfare between the U.S. and Japan.
What is Midway Island?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!! Earn 200 points for every correct answer! Name the major battles that were turning points of the following wars: -The American Revolution -The Civil War -WWI -WWII (European Theater)
What were the Battles of Saratoga, Gettysburg/Vicksburg, The Argonne Forest, The Invasion of Normandy?
200
This book urged Americans to reject British sovereignty and create an independent nation based upon republican principles.
What is "Common Sense"?
300
Along with increasing the number of roads and canals, this "system" was incorporated by Henry Clay to promote economic growth and national unity during the Antebellum Period.
What is the American System?
300
This man, also known as "The Great Commoner", lost three election bids and has the most electoral votes earned of any candidate to not win the presidency.
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
300
Removed from their homes because of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, this was the derogatory name given to the new arrivals in California.
Who were the "Okies"?
300
Passed just a year after the death of Lincoln, this Amendment invalidated the Dred Scott decision, yet gave more fuel to the Southern Black Codes.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
300
This new Antebellum idea idealized women in their roles as nurturing mothers and faithful wives. It created a cultural ideal that best applied to the upper- and middle-classes, ignoring those on the frontier and in the factories.
What is the Cult of Domesticity?
400
Party on! This "party" gained fame and grew strong in the 1890s demanding government control of the railroads, free coinage of silver, and the direct election of U.S. Senators.
What is the Populist Party?
400
This religious sect is responsible for composing the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony.
Who were the Puritans?
400
Largely responsible for the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th Century, this is the name given to the states of the former "Northwest Territories".
What is the "Rust Belt"?
400
America put a boot in the toosh of Saddam Hussein twice under the Bush presidents. The U.S. liberated this country from an Iraqi invasion in the early 1990s.
What is Kuwait?
400
The Quasi-War with France sparked public outrage that enabled the Federalists (under President John Adams) to pass a series of laws known as these.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
500
Jazz! Jazz! Jazz! The Roaring Twenties were great for many Americans, but it was largely because of mass __________ and under ______________ that led the U.S. into its Great Depression.
What are consumption and production?
500
Prior to the Civil War, this "agreement" was reached between the North and the South to maintain the balance of power in the Senate.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
500
A symbol of national unity, this is the city in which the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869.
What is Promontory Point, Utah?
500
The Star-Spangled Banner is one of the most beautiful National Anthems in the world. During which war did Francis Scott Key write this song, while aboard a British ship?
What is the War of 1812?
500
Like the New Deal, this program used the government to promote social welfare and solve social problems. Unlike the New Deal, this program included landmark legislation to protect the civil liberties and voting rights of African Americans.
What is the Great Society?
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